Assembly Bill 109, titled “2011 Realignment Legislation Addressing Public Safety,” became effective on July 1, 2011, and provided for the enactment of the “2011 Postrelease Community Supervision Act” (herein after referred to as “AB109”). AB109 requires that certain offenders be released into the community under the supervision of a designated county agency (Orange County Probation).

Prior to this legislation, these offenders would have either remained incarcerated in State prison or would have been released under the supervision of State Parole. AB109 shifted the burden of “supervision” from the State to local law enforcement agencies.

In years prior, the City entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County of Orange in order to receive this funding, and funds were disbursed based on claims or invoices submitted to the County for reimbursement. The County has received clarification from the State permitting these funds to be disbursed as an allocation, so an MOU is no longer required and disbursements will be made quarterly.

For FY 2016-17, State funding allocations of the AB109 appropriation include amounts for enhanced services and other authorized expenditures for local law enforcement agencies. Garden Grove is entitled to approximately $65,529 of these funds. This funding assists local law enforcement agencies by providing additional resources for law enforcement services, and is not intended to supplant current funding.

It is recommended that the City Council:

• Approve the acceptance of Fiscal Year 2016-17 Public Safety Realignment and Postrelease Community Supervision funds; and

• Appropriate $65,529 to the appropriate grant fund. 

By:  Courtney Allison, Fiscal Analyst